Bug summary

Hi, I know that this topic was addressed multiple times on stackoverflow.com, but nothing worked for me. I used to use this method for almost 5 years, but my recent new installation causes this issue. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Code for reproduction

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt 
plt.plot([1,2,3,5])
plt.show(block=False)

Actual outcome

A new empty and frozen window. Force closing this window interrupts my iPython console as well.

Expected outcome

A new working window, I could keep working with the iPython console.

Additional information

I installed pyqt6 for the backend.

Operating system

Windows 10 and 11

Matplotlib Version

3.9.0

Matplotlib Backend

qtagg

Python version

3.10.14

Jupyter version

iPython 8.24.0

Installation

pip